Purest Gold

[Refrain]
On the wings of the butterfly
From the rings of the falling sky
I linger in my dreams to stay the pain

On the wings of the butterfly
We will sing of a mother's lie
And every sorry soul shall know my name

[Verse 1]
Beneath the empty womb
The leaves come gently falling
My golden guise a failing remedy

Our tree is halved and hewn
Yet, I can hear you calling
Your voice still echoes silently
Torn apart are we

[Chorus]
I've waited so long for you
Carrying on for you
Onto the faintest hope I hold
I've waited so long for you
Carried this burden to
Fend off the fortunes long foretold
To rot in purest gold
To rot in purest gold

[Refrain]
On the wings of the butterfly
In the deep where we dim and die
I shed my stricken skin, this crumbling bark

All the ruin that I have wrought
All the scars of the battles fought
Through sightless eyes I gaze into the dark

[Verse 2]
And in my still repose
Time passes oh so slowly
In shrouded shelter I remain confined

Until the flower grows
Blossom of blight will hold me
So I may bloom a final time
I will dance divine

[Chorus]
I've waited so long for you
Carrying on for you
Onto the faintest hope I hold
I've waited so long for you
Carried this burden to
Fend off the fortunes long foretold
To rot in purest gold
To rot in purest gold

[Bridge]
And I'm still longing
For the comfort that you brought
No sign or song of what I've sought
I will dance divine

Down in these roots I slumber
My form it falls asunder
Feed me these dregs to conquer
So I may taste my honour lost

I will dance divine
I will dance divine

[Refrain]
On the wings of the butterfly
From the rings of the falling sky
I linger in my dreams to stay the pain

On the wings of the butterfly
We will sing of a mother's lie
And every sorry soul shall know my name
They will know my name

[Chorus]
I've waited so long for you
Carrying on for you
Onto the faintest hope I hold
I've waited so long for you
Carried this burden to
Fend off the fortunes long foretold
To rot in purest gold
To rot in purest gold

[Outro]
In darkness, I will dance divine